Some parents still find thank-you notes important, while others don't. Parenting experts say teaching kids to express ...

Children should know to say thank you (profusely) to every parent, child, aunt, and uncle who gives them something. But kids can’t know how blessed they are unless they have a basis for comparison.

I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either.

You could also decide to be strict about it and insist they get that thank you note written before they play with the toy or spend the cash. But I haven’t done that, and when I came across this ...